The players have been told (including signs reading: "Ignore The Noise") to not pay attention to all the news reports but that is an impossibility.
The players have been expecting a shut-down of the program, known as "The Death Penalty" since the story went public, not to mention the recent VERY public trial.
It's not fair to the players and what other team staff that were completely unaware of the issue to destroy the entire program, and that does not include the fact that the PSU program was one of the most successful in the country for decades.
Those players (who are not guilty of anything) have worked themselves to exhaustion day after day since they were in Junior High to even get a chance of being on the team...much less a scholarship to one of the most prestigious programs in the nation. It's not exactly an easy thing to officially red shirt while you go looking for a new school to play for and possibly lose a chance at a college education by going elsewhere and losing their scholarship.
The players are not to blame. Those to blame are either dead or awaiting sentencing.